Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-05-21
meration all such persons who are mar

ried. In making such enumeration
there shall be listed separately in a COL
umn, the names of parents, guardians
or heads of families having charge ~
such child or children, but only one VI
each case-frst the father. If living, then
the mother. il he is not living, and the
same in other cases. Opposite the name
in appropriate columns, he shall enter
the names of all the children in charge
Of person named, the males III one col
umn and the females in another column.
The first duty, it will be observed, is
that of temporary subdivision Of sub
districting, which sub. division is to be
made on the last Tuesday in May.
In townships where there is but one
school, it should embrace proper terri.
tory; its limits should be defined and a
polling place established therein, at
which all the legal voters of the entire
township shall be permitted to vote for
all township officers excepton one director.
who shall be elected by the resident
voters of such sub.district alone. Two
ballot boxes should he kept; one to re-
ceive the ballots of the legal voters Of the
sub.district for the director to be elected
by them. and the other for the reception
of the ballots of the legal voters Of the
entire township, including those within
the sub-distrlct for the two directors TO
be elected at large and the township
treasurer.
Where there are two schools in aschool
township, the entire township should be
temporarily divided into two sub.dis-
tricts with proper regard for the con-
venience of the residents thereof, and 3
vote shall be taken in each for a town.
ship treasurer and for a director of dis
trict No. 1 or No. 2, as the Isl may be,
and for a director at large. In sub
dividing, the convenience of the voters
should be the guide, and common fair
ness should control.
In defining boundaries of sub-districts,
section lines should be observed so far
as possible; as, for example,: "District
No. 1 shall include all the territory
within the following boundaries: Com
mencing at the northeast corner of sec
ton ! township ...., range 80, ....
county, Dakota, running west along
township line to the northeast corner
of section 8, thence south at a right
angle and along the dividing line be
tween sections 2 and 8 to the southeast
corner of section 8, thence west and al
a right angle along the line between sec
tons 3 and 10, and 4 and 9, to its point
of intersection with 80. river; thence
in a southwesterly direction and follow
ing the course of said river to its poin'
of intersection with the section line be
tween sections Is and %, thence cas-
along said line to the township line
thence north at q right angle and alonl
said township line to the place of be
ginning.
Three notices of election shall bt
posted in each sub.district in public
places, one Of which shall be the from
door of the school house in which SAT-
election is to be held
Bearin mind that sub-districts as men
toned in the law are the separate school
of the township.
In the June election of 1887, it will b
noticed that a judge and clerk Of cleo
ton must be elected by the legal voter
present at the time of opening the polls
each to administer oath of office to tn
other.
Wives, the mothers of children 9
proper school age, are not permitted t.
vote under section 27,as the courts hav'
held that the father has the control Q
such children.
AT each polling place two poll book
should be kept, and after the polls clos
two tally sheets in regular form shoul
be used in the canvas of the vote
cast. For convenience it is recommend
ed that one tally sheet duly cert
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number of sub.district and township
plainly written or printed on each, b
enclosed and sealed in an envelope an,
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